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The Genesys Collection by TELEMA

10.10.10
Lagos, Nigeria
www.telemadesigns.com for further info.

Diary of up coming dates

We will be showing a selection of clothing from our Womens Wear range as House of Odycee makes an appearance on The 'Sisi Oge' Show 2009. Now in its fourth year, the Sisi Oge Show is presented by Ireti Doyle and would take place at Terra Kulture (Plot 1376 Tiamiyu Savage CresentVictoria Island, Off Ahmadu Bello Way, Lagos, Nigeria) on Friday October 16th at 6pm.

The 8th of November will find us in celebration with Mentor Data Okorodudu of JD7 as this veteran Couture House marks five years in the Fashion Industry. Its an apt celebration as she recently bagged two awards: ELOY's 'Female Designer of the year - Established' and another from the Nigerian Tourism Development Corporation (NTDC). Whislt we are here, a big thumbs up to the current DG, Otumba Olusegun Ronsewe for launching a 'new' national dress sense. What then you may ask is the 'new' national dress: good old ANKARA! a packed audience of 'Nigerians' and select Nollywood elite were in attendance at Planet One in Maryland on Sunday last week to watch the unveil. Kudos and well done Sir.

Stay with us for further details on our programs for the remainder of the year.

Oluronbi - The Dance Musical. Costumes by The House of Odycee

End Note

“Is not the point of every story, that it strikes a chord in us and goes into lore and becomes common property?”
-Ken S Wiwa

Encore!

Those nagging imperatives of ours; The stories we must tell. Truth, History, Identity and Hope are some of ours. These are the stories and oral traditions we try to impact in an objective manner primed by an intellectual curiosity that knows no bounds. Such that the generations that follow may ‘know’. That they may know and not be lost, or cajoled. This is our truth, tell us yours.

The arts, theatre and the business of enchanting we are certain, is the career for us. On the subject, we are free of doubt. Whilst those around us may loose theirs, our head remains firmly on our collective shoulders. Reality exists, and we do think it ‘knowable’. It is a question of animating the world we live in, here and now with the values of our past as this will tell us where we are going. The stories of our past give an essence of who we are today which enlightens us as to why we are here and what we can achieve.

This is HoON’s collective call and what we were placed here to do at this particular point in time. In our capacity as performers and creative persons from the Niger Delta, Nigeria and Africa at large, all we want to do is accentuate life. To the banks of 'Life-River’, take us. We shall bend, sip and drink.

Who is ever to say? With your input, these dreams we dream may just grow wings soar and take to the skies? So please, indulge us… just a little. Until you do, we shall just have to occupy our time in ways that amuse us until the curtains go up and our time comes.

…Oh and she will. We know. For we have beckoned her. Even now, her barge approaches….

In for the long haul,

Telema Tonye Batubo
Visual Artistic Director
April, 2009

An invitation to the round table

Calling all artistic and creative persons of diverse ethnic backgrounds with a strong interest in Costuming, Theatre and Performance Art

Seeking a team of like-minded individuals interested in joining/formulating a multidisciplinary theatre ensemble. A hotbed of Creative Talent and a proactive Art Collective. Odycee does not perpetuate difference but rather, empowerment.

We produce live performance art and theatric pieces based on the African ideal using traditional methodologies including mime, physical theatre, song and dance.

We are particularly interested in meeting facilitators and creative individuals with a strong commitment to excellence.

‘When one dreams alone, it is only a dream. When many dream together, it is the beginning of a new reality’.